Deputy ME says it's unlikely Jackson killed himself

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The doctor who categorized Michael Jackson's death as a homicide says it is unlikely the U.S. singer self-administered the drugs that killed him.

Jackson died June 25, 2009, at the age of 50. Lethal levels of sedatives and the anesthesia propofol were found in his system.

The pop star's personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly giving Jackson the drugs to help him sleep, then failing to come to his aid when he was in distress.

Murray's lawyers have suggested Jackson gave himself the fatal doses when Murray was in the bathroom for 2 minutes.

Dr. Christopher Rogers, a deputy medical examiner for the Los Angeles coroner's office, said that was a possible, but unlikely scenario during his testimony Tuesday at Murray's trial in Los Angeles, TMZ reported.

Rogers said he doesn't believe Murray's version of the story because Jackson wouldn't have had the time to wake up under the influence of powerful sedatives, take the drug and have it travel to his brain during that 2-minute window Murray said he was gone.

Rogers said it is more likely Murray administered several doses of Propofol in the hours leading up to Jackson's death without properly measuring them, resulting in an overdose and causing Jackson to stop breathing, TMZ reported.